ECOPET(TM)

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ECOPET(TM) is a recycled polyester fiber made from used plastic bottles by material recycling. We recommend this for environmentally-friendly products requiring green procurement. ECOPET(TM) gets the Oeko-Tex(R) Standard 100 ceritification as staple fibers.

Organisation providing the technology
TEIJIN LIMITED
Benefits

Polyester fiber which melted the collected pet and was reproduced by material recycling technology. It is the stable high quality. Compared with the case where petroleum is used as materials there is 47 percent with CO2 emissions and there is 33 percent of reduction effect with energy consumption. The assessment includes CO2 emitted by incinerating products that are not collected. Source An estimate by Industry-information Collaboration Research Center Corp.

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TEIJIN LIMITED